does anyone know florida's legal definition of a tailpipe? Like the length? Is there such a thing?

Fucking FHP has nothing better to do than give me a ticket for no tailpipes on my 96 GT. I've never ran tailpipes on any of my MANY mustangs. Hell, the car is the quietest mustang i've ever owned seeing as how it still has the 6, YES 6, factory converters on it!


watch out if you're not running tailpipes! Your car is dangerous!

FUCK YOU FHP!

/rant

 

if I remember right the pipe has to excede 1" beyond the body.

 

I've had them "mention" it to me. Of course that was when they said I had modified my exhaust by making it dual...on a 5.0 Mustang. Then when they said I had modified my fenders, I resigned myself to the act that I was screwed.
(Yes, I said "FENDERS" )

 

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine

 

^my car is quieter than a lot of new cars. Stock manifolds, stock mid pipe with 6 converters into dual 2 chamber flows, cut off after the mufflers. Theres still a couple of inches after the muffler. He listed 2 statutes. 316.610(1) is the ticket violation, then he put 316.272 in the comments box.

Just seems like a total BS ticket. I wasn't doing anything to provoke him. Fucking glorified meter-maid...

@zman. Stock fox GTs tailpipes ended before the rear bumper, so that makes them illegal too? Just saying...

 

I have some tail pipes for sale if you need any lol

 

Its supposed exit 6" passed the cabin of the vehicle. As long as it exits beyond the doors your legal. I'm not 100% sure on the legality of dumped exhaust before the axle. I've run it that way for years and with 2 chamber flow masters and never really got hassled.
But with the way the economy is right now you can expect the police to be handing out stupid tickets for just about anything right now in order for them to fund their needs.
The police are stroking as many tickets as they can to fund their police toys. More tickets = new cruisers, swat toys, rifles, tasers,.. things like tht in general are funded from tickets.
There is no set quota for handing out tickets,.. thats a myth. But,.. at the end of the month you dont want to be the one with the least amount of tickets handed out. My wifes says its like comparing penis sizes at the end of the month.


Hurst

 

According to the statues, really has nothing to do about where it ends or exits...all about audiible db's and retaining pretty much stock location stuff

 

and thats where its interpertation. says tailpiping, and if your missing it its altered. 316.272

 

316.272Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine Exhaust systems, prevention of noise.--
(1) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with an exhaust system in good working order and in constant operation, including muffler, manifold pipe, and tailpiping to prevent excessive or unusual noise. In no event shall an exhaust system allow noise at a level which exceeds a maximum decibel level to be established by regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as provided in s. 403.061(13) in cooperation with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. No person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device upon a vehicle on a highway.

(2) The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke.